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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Michael Linley Fripp, Singapore, SG;
Mark S. Holly, Singapore, SG;
Wei Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Aswin Balasubramanian, Spring, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are an apparatus, system, and method directed for an autonomous wellbore cleaner. In one embodiment, an apparatus for cleaning a wellbore, the apparatus comprising: an autonomous robot, wherein the robot is self-propelled; a power source for the robot; a motor for propelling the robot axially within the wellbore; at least one cleaning tool positioned on the robot; at least one sensor to detect an initiate-cleaning attribute downhole in the wellbore; and a processor to direct the robot to initiate a cleaning operation in response to the initiate-cleaning attribute exceeding a threshold.